MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X TRIO review

Oh yes, you figured we only had founders reviews to show, au contraire my fellow guru, in this review we'll peek at that beast of a card from MSI, we review the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming X TRIO. A card with terrific looks, sweet cooling, and low noise levels.

Posted on: 09/19/2018 03:51 PM
Performance looks good but price is meh.This for 1500€ and 4K IPS 144hz display for 2500€ is just overkill.

Pimpiklem
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Posted on: 09/19/2018 04:02 PM
someone has to pave the way forward.let the idiots do it i say.

BahamutxD
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Posted on: 09/19/2018 04:45 PM
So... I can see ASUS now beats MSI at noise/temperature... didn't expect that seeing MSI fans are bigger and how well it performanced with pascal cards.

Khronikos
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Posted on: 09/19/2018 05:05 PM
Looking good but I can't. I might for a 2070, but money is tight right now. And that backlog is gigantic with games that run at 1440p or 4K just fine.

tsunami231
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Posted on: 09/19/2018 05:09 PM
meh 4k 60fps look feasible on these, but not at those prices,if I had money to burn I would get one, and by that I mean I hit the lotto for millions, I just spent 450$ for 1070ti, less then year ago, and that thing cant even do 4k @60fps on skyrim se atlest not with my mods i use or maybe it my 6700k holding me back either way unless Florence hurricane destroyed the in side of our nc house and destroyed my pc, but people we know that stayed said there was no flooding and none of the boarded windows had the boards ripped off of it i not make new pc any time soon if ever prices are going stupid as of late.

Locoyote
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Posted on: 09/19/2018 10:41 PM
Nah, I like to skip at least 3 gens when upgrading GPUs 260>660>1060>4060? Maybe by then RTX will be mainstream and working well.

Oc'ed ~2025-2038/+600mhz I got 159fps and 117fps at 1080p and 1440p respectively in FC5.

Cpu was 8700k@4.9.

At 4K I got 61. but surely I can make a 60ish with some tuning.

So an oc'ed 1080Ti could possibly match/surpass(~3.5%) a stock 2080Ti at 1440p(in FC5 that is).

Then the stock 2080Ti takes a nice ~21% lead in 4K.

tensai28
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 10:50 AM
Great review. Any chance of getting a review of the gigabyte 2080ti?

Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 11:18 AM

Great review. Any chance of getting a review of the gigabyte 2080ti?

Gigabyte did not have the Ti ready just yet. I am working on the RTX 2080 Gaming OC as we speak though.

Netherwind
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 12:14 PM

I do have the cash, and i had preordered 2x, but yeah... no regrets cancelling that preorder... i am going to wait for 3000 series, which should be on 7nm and have a much bigger performance increase

I know you do man For me it's just such a bummer that I bought this 3400x1440 screen that I might not be able to play on unless I either tune down the resolution or play at medium. I hope it won't come to that but idk...

Dragam1337
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 12:27 PM

I know you do man For me it's just such a bummer that I bought this 3400x1440 screen that I might not be able to play on unless I either tune down the resolution or play at medium. I hope it won't come to that but idk...

Surely that 1080 ti of yours can pull 60+ fps at 1440p

Netherwind
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 12:36 PM

Surely that 1080 ti of yours can pull 60+ fps at 1440p

Well, since it's a 100Hz screen those extra 40fps are pretty important :p But yes, in most games it does adequate FPS today, but I fear about tomorrow. The next gen cards won't see daylight in least 18 months?

Well, since it's a 100Hz screen those extra 40fps are pretty important :p But yes, in most games it does adequate FPS today, but I fear about tomorrow. The next gen cards won't see daylight in least 18 months?

Hehe, surely with g-sync 60 fps is ok?

I am willing to bet that 3000 series will be here sooner than 18 months, more like a year... but time will tell

Random_guy
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 02:30 PM
Hey Hilbert,

Will you do a review on the MSI 2080ti Duke too ? And if possible a comparaison with the Gaming X Trio ?

I want to upgrade my 1080 but im not sur which one of the Duke or Trio is better performance wise (aside the RGB lights).

Thanks for your work, always a pleasure to read your reviews !

Netherwind
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Posted on: 09/20/2018 02:30 PM
Hehe, surely with g-sync 60 fps is ok?

I am willing to bet that 3000 series will be here sooner than 18 months, more like a year... but time will tell :pNaah, I'm picky